New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-17
CAPTAIN MICHAEL CREGANS FUNERAL.
A LARGE AND REPRESENTATIVE GATHERING IN
MAsoSrc TEMPLE

A LARGE AND REPRESENTATIVE GATHERING IN
MASONIC TEMPLE.
Michael Cregan, the dead Republican leader OF the
XyIth Assembly District, buried yesterday with
fitting honors The funeral services at Masonic Temple
largely attended and by audience composed of
people not often together The majority OF course,
Republicans including some men who had OPP
posed the Captains more than one occasion
but who forgot all enmy IN their desire TO pay the last
sad tributes his memory Every Assembly district OF
the county wen represented and almost local
politician Of prominence On the Republican side was
present, as well as n large number OF city officials
Elk Senator Roscoe Conkng was the first pall-bearer
Beside him sat John ]. O'Brien and Bernard Big.in.
little behind these the swarthy face OF Ex-Governor
Cornell noticed. while scattered throughout the
audience were Sheridan Shook Jacob Hess Police
Commissioners French and McClave, Congressman
Merrirnan. Dwight Lawrence, Robert McCord, John f.
Brodsky Justices Patterson and Smith, William H. Bel
lamy, John !. Davenport Michael J. Dady, Leroy b.
Crane ex-senator Gibbs, William II. Towney Surrogate
Rollins, Coroners Nugent and Eidman Judge Cowng,
J. w. Jacobus Commissioners Tantor and Stephenson.
John Campbell, John j. Morris, Alderman Cowie, Cap
tain Brogan, Dennis Shea, and number OF others
equally well known including delegates from the Bios
som Club and the Grand Army Post to which Cregan
belonged.
The room was well filed, the number Of ladies' presen.
being especially noticeable. Captain Organs sister
and divorced wife sat together. The body had
day and Ilaced sort OF catafaque the platform
OF the Grand Lodge room. Ii was plain but elegant
black covered coffin, with silver handles and breast
plate, on which was simply engraved the dead mans
name and the dates and place OF his birth and deatf
The doors OF the odgc-room thrown open 10 the
public promptly al o'clock, by which time the comm
and tie platform around 1t had become fairly banked
with flowers either scattered in profusion or arranged
the form OF wreahs sheaves roher designs
Some OF them remarkably handsome.
The services consisted OF the simple Masonic ritual
for the dead, which was read By Past Master john r.
Pope. OF Amity Lodge. one OF Captain Cregans most
intimate friends assisted by Peter j. ferrer and about
thirty other Masons, arIayed In the regslia OF ,ne
order After the service invitation was extended 10
all who desired 10 tho body. When the crowd had
passed the coffin carried to the hearse IN walt
Ing followed by the citizen pallbearers consisting or
Roscoe Conkling John j. OBrien, Civil Justice Kelly
Dr. Charles Phelps, Edward Flynn James Graham,
Cornelius 9. Conkn, and Bernard Bign. Right after
these came eight more from Amty Lodge Their names
were John g. Cochrane, Samuel Seaman, Alfred Buck
bee John n Hamilton NJ. G. Yseger. Richard Moore
and John Kellard. Coaches In waiting and most
OF those named beside number OF ladies, rode to the
Grand Central station where special train was ready
to receive the body and take Il TO WOOdlawn.